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Re:Space Cadet Pinball on Linux by Randomno on Sunday May 10, 2026 @03:32PM (#48087045)
Have you read the Wikipedia page recently? It was less complete a couple of years ago
Re:Space Cadet Pinball on Linux by davidst on Sunday May 10, 2026 @03:49PM (#48087190)
I looked at it today and it is more fleshed out but still incorrect. For example:

> In 1994, the company began development of a port of Doom.

No, we were never porting Doom and we used none of Doom's code or resources. And I didn't propose to tone down the violence. The game was intended to be a fun first-person shooter in the same spirit as Doom but that was the only connection.

Microsoft was involved in a high-profile antitrust suit with the Department of Justice at the time. They were understandably sensitive about the potential PR impact of this type of game shipping with Windows and proposed gameplay design changes to reduce the violence.

Re:Space Cadet Pinball on Linux by amiga386 on Sunday May 10, 2026 @05:45PM (#48088422)
Are you reading the right page?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematronics,_LLC

Hasn't been edited since December 2024. Has never mentioned DOOM.

Re:Space Cadet Pinball on Linux by Randomno on Sunday May 10, 2026 @05:51PM (#48088476)
This page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Tilt!_Pinball

Indeed the sources say Doom clone, not port.

Re:Space Cadet Pinball on Linux by davidst on Sunday May 10, 2026 @06:46PM (#48088920)
Someone with the user name "Hemiauchenia" edited the Wikipedia page shortly after I left my comment here.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Full_Tilt!_Pinbal...